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• Obama requests US science funding - Premium content

  After a massive stimulus injection in February, requests for research monies level out.

  08 May 2009

• NOAA chief ready to tackle climate - Premium content

  Jane Lubchenco takes the helm at oceanic and atmospheric agency.

  24 March 2009

• Jane Lubchenco - Premium content

  The new head of NOAA talks priorities.

  24 March 2009

• Antarctica's impossible peaks come into view - Premium content

  Major polar project yields panorama of hidden mountains.

  24 February 2009

• On the record - Premium content

  Barack Obama's nominees for top federal positions are not speaking to the press until their appointments are confirmed, but they have spoken out before.

  14 January 2009

• Obama's picks underline climate focus - Premium content

  Strong roles for biologists as the president-elect chooses his science and technology team.

  22 December 2008

• US science adviser pick rumoured near - Premium content

  Harvard climate scientist John Holdren is the leading candidate.

  18 December 2008

• Climate first for Obama transition team - Premium content

  Appointments to key energy positions should reveal the new president's priorities.

  11 November 2008

• What Obama's win means for science - Premium content

  Nature takes a look at some of the races #20; from Congressional competitions to state-wide ballot initiatives #20; that will affect the nation's research.

  05 November 2008

• Obama outlines science spending boost - Premium content

  Nobel laureates endorse Democratic candidate and his plans for science.

  25 September 2008

• Seismology: The sleeping dragon - Premium content

  The great Sichuan earthquake of 12 May 2008 caught Earth scientists off guard. A year on, Alexandra Witze reports from the shattered towns on how researchers have learned from their failures.

  13 May 2009

• US election: Questioning the candidates - Premium content

  Barack Obama accepted Nature's invitation to answer 18 science-related questions in writing; John McCain's campaign declined. Obama's answers to many of the questions are printed here; answers to additional questions (on topics including biosecurity, the nuclear weapons laboratories and US participation in international projects) can be found at http://www.nature.com/uselection. Wherever possible, Nature has noted what McCain has said at other times on these topics.

  24 September 2008

• US election: The home stretch - Premium content

  The leading US presidential candidates are not trying to woo voters with science issues. But the senator who wins will help shape the world's most influential research agenda. Alexandra Witze looks at how John McCain and Barack Obama have developed their thoughts on science and technology, and where each of them might take the country if elected.

  24 September 2008

• Energy alternatives: Electricity without carbon

  13 August 2008

• Climate change: Losing Greenland - Premium content

  Is the Arctic's biggest ice sheet in irreversible meltdown? And would we know if it were? Alexandra Witze reports.

  16 April 2008

• Earth Monitoring: Not enough eyes on the prize

  The capacity of the United States to monitor Earth's vital signs is being stymied by tight budgets and poor coordination. Alexandra Witze reports.

  05 December 2007